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Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Land Acquired Under Pesa Act
In terms of Item no. 18 of State list of Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, ‘land’ is a State subject. Further, Section 4 of the Provisions of the Panchayats  Act,1996 [PESA] provides that the Gram Sabha or the Panchayats at the appropriate level shall be consulted before making the acquisition of land in the Scheduled Areas for development projects. It also provides that the actual planning and implementation of the projects in the Scheduled Areas shall be coordinated at the State level. Also, in terms of PESA, State Legislatures have been empowered to frame all laws concerning the extension of the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats in Fifth Scheduled Areas. As such, the subject being in the purview of State Governments, these details are not maintained centrally.
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
Meeting between Prime Minister and President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister made a brief stopover at Abu Dhabi on his return from Munich today. Prime Minister called on President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. This was the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since August 2019 when Prime Minister visited Abu Dhabi last.
The main purpose of the visit was for Prime Minister to convey his personal condolences on the passing away of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan last month. Prime Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as well as family members including H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor, H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Dy Prime Minister, H.H. Sheikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, MD, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation among others.
Prime Minister also congratulated Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election as the third President of the UAE and becoming the Ruler of Abu Dhabi.
Both leaders reviewed various aspects of India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership which they have carefully nurtured over the past few years. During their Virtual Summit on 18 February, both countries signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which has since entered into force on 01 May. CEPA is expected to further boost trade and investment between both countries. Bilateral trade in FY 2021-22 was about USD 72 billion. UAE is India’s third largest trade partner and second largest export destination. UAE FDI in India has continuously increased over the past few years and currently stands at over USD 12 billion.
During the Virtual Summit, both leaders had also released a Vision Statement which has laid the roadmap for bilateral cooperation in coming years in diverse areas including trade, investment, energy including renewable energy, food security, health, defence, skills, education, culture and people-to-people ties. Both leaders expressed satisfaction that India and UAE continue to forge closer partnership in these areas building on their close and friendly relations and historical people-to-people connect. India-UAE have a strong energy partnership which is now acquiring new focus on renewable energy.
Prime Minister thanked UAE President and Abu Dhabi Ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan for taking great care of 3.5 million Indian community in UAE especially during COVID-19 pandemic. He invited Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to visit India at an early date.
Ministry of Communications
Department of Post to hold Divisional level Pension and Dak Adalat on 29th September
Goa, 22 September 2022
Department of Post to hold the Divisional level Pension and Dak Adalat on September 29, 2022. The Divisional level pension Adalat will take place at 11 AM and Dak Adalat at 12.00 noon in the office of Senior Superintendent of post offices, Goa Division, Panaji.
Complaints relating to postal services about not settlement of grievances may now if undecided be tendered in Dak and Pension Adalat. Complaints and grievances not replied within six weeks only can be tendered. Complaints should be addressed to the ASP , O/o, Sr. Supdt. Of Post offices, Goa Division, Panaji. Application along with a copy of original to be sent by September 27, 2022. The Complainant/Pensioner can attend the Adalat at his/her own cost.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
To safeguard and protecting consumer interest from fake and deceptive reviews in e-commerce, Bureau of Indian Standards  notifies framework
The standards are voluntary and are applicable to every online platform which publishes consumer reviews
The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that the Bureau of Indian Standards  has notified framework on ‘Online Consumer Reviews — Principles and Requirements for their Collection, Moderation and Publication’ on 23.11.2022 for safeguarding and protecting consumer interest from fake and deceptive reviews in e-commerce. The standards are voluntary and are applicable to every online platform which publishes consumer reviews. The guiding principles of the standard are integrity, accuracy, privacy, security, transparency, accessibility and responsiveness.
The standard prescribes multiple methods to verify whether the review author is a real person and confirm the identity of the review author. These include –
1) Verifying the email address by sending one or more emails and awaiting a response;
2) Verifying the review author’s domain name and email address extension in comparison with the online review subject and/or the name of the evaluated product or service;
3) Sending an email that asks the review author to confirm their registration by clicking on a link;
4) Verification by a programme that protects websites;
5) Verification by telephone call or SMS;
6) Verification of identification by Single Sign-On ;
7) Verification of identification by geolocation or IP address;
8) Verification by the review administrator that the review author’s email address is valid prior to publishing a first review; and
9) Verification by using a single user per email address; and
10) Verification using the captcha system.
The organization is required to develop a written code of practice, communicated and made available to all management and staff, which outlines how the standard and the guiding principles in it will be met and maintained.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
NAMASTE scheme to eradicate unsafe sewer and septic-tank cleaning practices introduced by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
More than 2.3 crores given as capital subsidy for the year 2022-23 for sanitation related projects under SRMS.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment  has formulated a scheme “National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem” . The process of extending the Scheme to all the Urban Local Bodies  of the country has been initiated. Main features of the Scheme to be implemented in all ULBs are:-
- Identification: NAMASTE envisages identifying the Sewer/Septic Tank Workers .
- Occupational Training and distribution of PPE Kits to SSWs.
- Assistance for Safety Devices to Sanitation Response Units .
- Extending Health Insurance Scheme Benefits to identified SSWs and their families under the Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana .
- Livelihood Assistance: The Action Plan will promote mechanization and enterprise development by providing funding support and subsidy  to the sanitation workers, to procure sanitation related equipments.
- IEC Campaign: Massive campaigns would be undertaken jointly by the ULBs & NSKFDC to spread awareness about the interventions of NAMASTE.
State-wise list of subsidies on sanitation machinery costing up to Rs 15 Lakh is given at Annexure-I.
State-wise details of persons who are reported to have died due to hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks during the last five years are at Annexure-II.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has also formulated “National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem”  particularly to stop deaths of Sewers and Septic Tank Workers  and to promote mechanisation of cleaning operations with a vision to reduce hazardous cleaning and ensure safety of sanitation workers.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Rajinder Chaudhry joined PIB as Additional Director General 
Also discharge the responsibilities of Additional Press Registrar for the Region
Shri Rajinder Chaudhry, senior officer of Indian Information Service has joined PIB Chandigarh as Additional Director General  today. He will also discharge the responsibilities of Additional Press Registrar for the Region. He will take care of the responsibilities of media management for the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and UT . He will also hold the additional charge of ADG, Srinagar and will take care of the media coordination and publicity for the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Shri Chaudhry has over two decades of experience of handling Government publicity and media coordination through the various media units of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. He was closely associated with the launch of Multi Media Publicity Campaign ‘Jago Grahak Jago’ after its launch and this Campaign became a powerful name in a very short span of time. He has worked as official spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Competition Commission of India when he was holding the charge as Director PIB. He also closely monitored the construction of National Media Centre in New Delhi which has now become the nodal place for organizing press briefings/press conferences for Central Government. Earlier, he has handled important responsibilities as Editor in DD News, New Delhi & RNU, Bhopal.
Prior to joining PIB Chandigarh he was holding the charge of PIB Bhubaneswar.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage nearly 53 Cr
More than 57 Lakh vaccine doses administered in last 24 hours
India achieves its highest ever Recovery Rate of 97.46%
40,120 Daily New Cases reported in last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload presently constitute 1.20% of total cases
Daily Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 18 days
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has nearly reached 53 Cr. Cumulatively, 52,95,82,956 vaccine doses have been administered through 60,40,607 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 57,31,574 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,43,406
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2nd Dose
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80,50,401
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,82,54,407
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2nd Dose
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1,19,88,029
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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18,80,51,247
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2nd Dose
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1,39,53,516
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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11,48,89,656
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2nd Dose
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4,44,21,296
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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8,00,90,640
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2nd Dose
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3,95,40,358
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Total
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52,95,82,956
The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
India’s recovery rate rises to 97.46%. This is the highest ever recovery rate achieved by India since the start of the pandemic.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,13,02,345 people have already recovered from COVID-19 and 42,295 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours.
India has reported 40,120 daily new cases in the last 24 hours.
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported since forty-sevenconsecutive days. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India’s Active Caseload today stands at 3,85,227. Active cases now constitute only 1.20% of the country's total Positive Cases, which isthe lowest since March 2020.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 19,70,495tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 48.94 crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate currently stands at 2.13% and the Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.04% today. Daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% forlast 18 days and below 5% for 67 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
MSP Operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
About 22.84 Lakh Paddy Farmers have benefitted from KMS Procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 50736.53 crore.
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes.
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh with purchase of over 268.73 LMTs of paddy upto 11.11.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 221.01 LMT showing an increase of 21.58 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 268.73 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 189.03 LMT which is 70.34 % of total procurement.
About 22.84 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 50736.53 crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 45.10 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 11.11.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 54788.28 MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs.294.60 Crores benefitting 31865 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan as against the last year corresponding purchase of 21401.24 MT which is an increase of 156.01% for pulses and oilseeds.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs. 52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu upto 11.11.2020 as against the last year corresponding purchase of 293.34 MT of copra. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
Procurement operations of seed cotton  under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Till 11.11.2020 a quantity of 1342873 cotton bales valuing Rs.3816.14 Crore has been procured benefitting 262056 farmers.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID19 Vaccination-Day 57
More than 2.91 Cr COVID19 vaccine doses administered
9.74 lakh vaccine doses given till 7 pm today
The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 2.91 Crore today.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on 16th Jan 2021 and vaccination of the Frontline Workers  started from 2nd Feb 2021.The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 1st March 2021 for those who are over 60 years of age and for people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions.
A total of 2,91,92,547 vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till 7 pm today.
These include 73,31,498 HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 42,58,297 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 72,96,474 FLWs , 10,53,732 FLWs , 78,66,241 beneficiaries more than 60 years old and 13,86,305 beneficiaries aged 45 and above with specific co-morbidities.
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HCWs
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FLWs
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45 to <60 years with Co-morbidities
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
|
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
|
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1st Dose
|
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1st Dose
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73,31,498
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42,58,297
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72,96,474
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10,53,732
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13,86,305
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78,66,241
Total 9,74,090 vaccine doses were given till 7 pm today, the fifty seventh day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Out of which 8,05,014 beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and 1,69,076 HCWs and FLWs received 2nd dose of vaccine as per the provisional report. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.
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Date:13th March,2021
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HCWs
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FLWs
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45to<60yearswithCo-morbidities
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Over60years
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Total Achievement
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1stDose
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2ndDose
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1stDose
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2nd Dose
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1stDose
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1stDose
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1stDose
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2ndDose
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37,923
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64,267
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60,729
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1,04,809
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1,31,837
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5,74,525
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8,05,014
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1,69,076
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 191.79 Cr
Over 3.22 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 15,419
2,364 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.75%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.55%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 191.79 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,40,71,663 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.22 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,06,301
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2nd Dose
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1,00,31,712
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Precaution Dose
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50,64,632
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,17,935
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2nd Dose
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1,75,69,083
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Precaution Dose
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82,72,876
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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3,22,66,248
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2nd Dose
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1,30,21,579
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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5,90,70,552
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2nd Dose
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4,43,90,225
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,67,17,275
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2nd Dose
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48,59,31,022
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Precaution Dose
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4,90,442
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,31,68,496
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2nd Dose
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18,99,08,331
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Precaution Dose
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10,85,747
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,70,32,235
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2nd Dose
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11,83,90,627
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Precaution Dose
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1,67,61,587
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Precaution Dose
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3,16,75,284
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Total
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1,91,79,96,905
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 15,419. Active cases now constitute 0.04% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.75%. 2,582 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,25,89,841.
2,364 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 4,77,570 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 84.54 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.55% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 0.50%.
UPSC
CISF AC  Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2019
On the basis of the results of the written part of the CISF AC  Limited Departmental Competitive Exam, 2019 held by UPSC on 03.03.2019, the candidates with the under mentioned roll numbers have qualified provisionally for Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests.
The Central Industrial Security Force  will intimate to the candidates about the date, time and venue of the Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests to be conducted by them. In case any candidate, whose roll number figures in this list, does not receive any intimation regarding the same, he/she may contact the CISF Authorities, immediately.
The marks and other details related to examination shall be available on the Commission’s website within 30 days from the date of publication of the final result i.e. after conduct of the interview and would be available on the website for a period of 30days.
Candidates are also advised to intimate the change in their address, if any, to the CISF authorities at HQ: - DG, CISF, Block No. 13, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003.
Click here for the result.
Ministry of Finance
Large scale destruction of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances carried out at MIDC, Taloja
: Mumbai, May 26, 2023
Large quantities of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances  seized by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence  and Narcotics Cell, Preventive Commissionerate, were destroyed at MIDC, Taloja today. The drug destruction drive was carried out in presence of High-Level Drug Disposal Committee by Preventive Commissionerate of Mumbai Customs Zone-III, as per the directions of Union Ministry of Finance. The Office of the Principal Commissioner of Customs  has stated that the total value of the destroyed drugs like cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana , mandrax tablets and MDMA is around Rs 1500 Crores.
The details of the NDPS goods which were destroyed are as under:
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S.No
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Description
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Quantity
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1
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Cocaine
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9.035 Kg
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2
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Heroin
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16.633 Kg
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3
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Methamphetamine
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198.1 Kg
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4
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Marijuana 
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32.915 Kg
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5
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Mandrax Tablet
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81.91 Kg
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6
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MDMA
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298 Tablets

The destruction was carried out at M/s. Mumbai Waste Management Ltd., Plot No.32, MIDC, Taloja, Panvel.
PIB Headquarters
Smart India Hackathon 2017 : St. Joseph College of Engineering, Kanchipuram bags first prize
Team Xpose of St. Joseph College of Engineering, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu won the first prize in the 'Grand Finale' of 'Smart India Hackathon 2017', the world's biggest digital product developing competition. Technocrat Team from Shri G S Institute of Technology and Science, Indore, Madhya Pradesh bagged the second position in the Hackathon held at Rajadhani Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nagaroor, Thiruvananthapuram as part of the nationwide contest.
Code Hunter East point College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka won Third position and Graminunnat Team from Ramrao Adik Institute of technology, Thane, Maharashtra came Fourth. Greeks Squad of Amrita Viswa Vidhyapeetham, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu got the fifth position.
Nearly 400 students including mentors from around 20 states  worked nonstop for 36 hours to develop products and various solutions to the problems related to the Ministry of Rural development.
Shri. O. Rajagopal, MLA inaugurated the opening session of Hackathon which was attended by Mr. Sudhaker Shukla, Economic Adviser for Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India, and Former ISRO Chairman Dr. G Madhavan Nair. Ms. Reshma B Remesh, Director RIET, Dr. R Sathikumar Principal RIET, Higher officials from Ministry of Rural Development and other eminent judges were also present on the occasion.
A total of 25 member teams judged the performance of the students including 15 national jury members and senior scientists from ISRO. Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi addressed and interacted with innovators via video conferencing which boosted the entire competitors. It was followed by a performance of Zumba dance and Yoga demonstration.
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